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Cowrie shells
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, S553, Dynasty XII level
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 1.7 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm (11/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24-3-356d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwo split cowrie shells.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S553, Dynasty XII level. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.